NGINX(8) System Manager's Manual NGINX(8) (NAME) nginx - HTTP (SYNOPSIS) nginx [-?hqTtVv] [-c file] [-e file] [-g directives] [-p prefix] [-s signal] (DESCRIPTION) nginx ( "engine x") HTTP (reverse proxy) TCP/UDP . . : -?, -h . -c file file . -e file file . stderr . -g directives . (EXAMPLES) . -p prefix . /etc/nginx . -q . -s signal (master process). signal : stop, quit, reopen, reload. : stop SIGTERM quit SIGQUIT reopen SIGUSR1 reload SIGHUP -T -t (dump) . -t . nginx (bind) . -V nginx configure. -v nginx. (SIGNALS) nginx : SIGINT, SIGTERM . SIGHUP (graceful) . SIGQUIT . SIGUSR1 . SIGUSR2 nginx (on the fly). SIGWINCH . : SIGTERM . SIGQUIT . SIGUSR1 . (DEBUGGING LOG) nginx : ./configure --with-debug ... debug error_log : error_log /path/to/log debug; IP : events { debug_connection 127.0.0.1; } (ENVIRONMENT) NGINX nginx . (FILES) /run/nginx.pid (PID) nginx. . /etc/nginx/nginx.conf . stderr . (EXIT STATUS) 0 1 . (EXAMPLES) ~/mynginx.conf PID : nginx -t -c ~/mynginx.conf \ -g "pid /var/run/mynginx.pid; worker_processes 2;" (SEE ALSO) http://nginx.org/en/docs http://nginx.org/en/support.html . (HISTORY) nginx 2002 4 2004 . (AUTHORS) Igor Sysoev . Sergey A. Osokin nginx . Linux 6.12.107+deb13-amd64 January 21, 2026 Linux 6.12.107+deb13-amd64